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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 20, 2018 16:19:00 GMT 12
DEARTH OF MĀORI REHAB PROGRAMMES IN PRISONS QUESTIONEDLess than a third of the country's prisons provide intensive Māori-focused rehabilitation. That's despite Māori making up more than half of the country's prison population. Former prisoners were calling for more Māori content across the board in prison..... www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/376256/dearth-of-maori-rehab-programmes-in-prisons-questionedIWI-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS TO KEEP WĀHINE MĀORI OUT OF PRISONMāori women make up 62 percent of the inmates at Auckland Women's Prison and the number is rising. Many will re-offend and now there's a call for whānau, hāpu and iwi to increase initiatives to stop the tide of Māori women being locked up. The country’s largest women’s prison says more jobs and better education are needed to keep women out of jail. The last two years have seen a steady increase in Māori women being incarcerated at Auckland Regional Women’s Prison Facility (ARWCF). Half of female prisoners in Aotearoa suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and despite community rehabilitation programmes, many are likely to re-offend. It’s a worrying trend that prison officials and Māori advocates say requires more whānau, hapū and iwi-driven solutions...... www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/iwi-driven-solutions-keep-wahine-maori-out-prison
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